Tag: Courts
Civil suit in U.S. over British teen’s death can proceed
<p>FALLS CHURCH. Va. — A federal judge in Virginia has again rejected an American diplomatic couple's efforts to toss out a lawsuit in the...
Michigan native, husband give ACLU $15M for LGBTQ rights
<p>KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The American Civil Liberties Union has named a project addressing LGBTQ and HIV issues after a Michigan native and his husband,...
Judge: Utah schools don’t need to offer girls’ football
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah girl whose football skills won her fame online has lost her court bid to have school districts create...
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's Supreme Court on Monday dealt a major blow to the country's powerful Orthodox establishment, ruling that people who convert...
10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials
OKLAHOMA CITY — As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state’s prisoners condemned to die, could escape...
Feds: Bannon’s pardon blocks prosecution, but not indictment
<p>NEW YORK — The indictment lodging fraud charges against ex-President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon should not be dismissed despite his pardon,...
Feds: Bannon’s pardon blocks prosecution, but not indictment
NEW YORK — The indictment lodging fraud charges against ex-President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon should not be dismissed despite his pardon,...
Wisconsin mall shooting case staying in juvenile court
MILWAUKEE — The case of a 15-year-old Milwaukee boy charged with shooting and wounding eight people at a suburban mall last year will remain...
Kansas Supreme Court suspends foul-mouthed judge from bench
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — A foul-mouthed Kansas judge accused of bigotry who cursed at courthouse employees so often that a trial clerk kept a...
Oregon high court affirms juries can acquit in split votes
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court, ruling before the start of a murder case, has upheld that a defendant can be acquitted by...